All Higher education articles – Page 5

Feature
Massive Open Online Chemistry

2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

Michael Anderson, Jonathan Agger, Stephen Ashworth, Simon Lancaster and Patrick O’Malley explore the trends in teaching chemistry online
Opinion
Chemistry in the cloud

2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

Reaching for new horizons through technology and communication
Feature
Chemistry: alternative routes to success

2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

David Read and Rachel Koramoah raise awareness of different ways to achieve a degree in chemistry
News
Bursary opportunity to attend US conference

2015-01-30T00:00:00Z

Chemistry Education: Activating Research
Opinion
In defence of textbooks … ?

2015-01-27T08:15:00Z

Kristy Turner explores the utility of a very old education technology
Opinion
Teaching for transition

2014-09-15T16:03:00Z

It's a new academic year, and in this post, I have a look at some strategies that can help students make the transition from second to third level
Opinion
Trainee teachers need scholarship

2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

The current government policy on teacher training is flawed, says Keith Taber
Review
Using food to stimulate interest in the chemistry classroom

2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

Tasty teaching
Feature
Getting down to business

2014-09-10T00:00:00Z

Including commercial awareness in undergraduate chemistry courses calls for an interactive teaching approach, says Samantha Pugh
News
To lecture or not to lecture?

2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

Exam scores improved through active learning
Feature
Bringing molecules into the third dimension

2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

Peter Hoare and Susan Henderson discuss the use of crystal structures to help both school students and early years undergraduates visualise molecules in 3D
Review
Advances in teaching organic chemistry

2014-06-27T00:00:00Z

A variety of ideas that allow learners to develop the confidence and interest to overcome the challenges associated with understanding organic chemistry
News
Freshers struggle to remember basic A-level concepts

2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

First year students have forgotten basic A-level material by the time they arrive at university
News
RSC rewards excellence in chemical education

2014-06-04T00:00:00Z

John Holman, Keith Taber, Mike Cole and Peter Dowding honoured for their contributions
Feature
Mastering the art of online teamwork

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Claire McDonnell explores the use of wikis to facilitate group collaboration and assessment
Feature
The big green lab project

2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

Beverley Lucas and her colleagues give us a big green welcome to the Ecoversity of Bradford
Feature
Beyond the presentation: student authored vignettes

2014-03-06T00:00:00Z

Why stop at asking students to give presentations? The technology to empower them to produce versatile and reusable blended learning objects is readily accessible, explains Simon Lancaster
Feature
Forensic students are getting their hands dirty

2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Practical research projects are vital in the training of the next generation of forensic scientists, explains Matthew Almond
News
Wolverhampton reopens its doors to chemists

2013-11-28T00:00:00Z

University to offer first pure chemistry degree in over a decade
Review
Chemistry³

2013-11-07T00:00:00Z

This book introduces the three traditional areas of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. It is aimed at those in the first year of UK university chemistry courses.